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Israeli Films 2022

Anna and the Egyptian Doctor

Dir.: Taliya Finkel
| 75 minutes

The extraordinary story of Dr. Mohamed Helmy, the only Arab ever to be recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Helmy was an Egyptian doctor, who, posing as a Nazi supporter, rescued a Jewish girl disguised as a Muslim, in Nazi Berlin. 

Bronca

Dir.: Slomo Slutzky, Tomer Slutzky
| 70 minutes

Tomer Slutzky accompanies his father in his pursuit of Anibal Gauto – wanted by Interpol for crimes against humanity during Argentina’s 1970s dictatorship. They discover that Gauto lives in Israel and is protected by authorities. What does Israel have to hide?

Judas

Dir.: Dan Wolman
| 84 minutes

Shmuel takes a job as a companion to the elderly Gershom. The two men debate Jesus's humanity and the meaning of Judas Iscariot’s betrayal. Things become complicated when Shmuel falls in love with Gershom's widowed daughter-in-law. A gentle and insightful adaptation to Amos Oz’s best-selling novel.

WhatsApp Gar’in Gilboa

Dir.: Itzhak Fuchs
| 26 minutes

After more than 50 years, director Itzhak Fuchs looks back on his time at Gar’in Gilboa, a religious Nahal group he was part of during his military service after the Six-Day-War. When the group start a WhatsApp group, new and unfamiliar perspectives are revealed. 

Yearning

Dir.: Dr. Malka Shabtay
| 70 minutes

Dr. Malka Shabtay, an Israeli anthropologist and activist, travels to North Shewa, Central Ethiopia. There, she meets a hidden Jewish community and documents its special story of survival. This is the extraordinary story of a hidden Jewish community that try to survive in the 21st century.